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71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)
9. Joint Meeting mit der Japanischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC) e. V.

21.06. - 24.06.2020

Stereotactic catheter implantation in young children and infants – a feasible and accurate surgical method?

Stereotaktische Ventrikelkatheterimplantation bei Patienten in den ersten 3 Lebensjahren – eine sichere und präzise operative Methode?

Meeting Abstract

  • presenting/speaker Miriam Schaper - Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Hamburg, Deutschland
  • Friederike Sophie Fritzsche - Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Hamburg, Deutschland
  • Wolfgang Hamel - Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Hamburg, Deutschland
  • Johannes Köppen - Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Hamburg, Deutschland
  • Manfred Westphal - Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Hamburg, Deutschland
  • Gertrud Kammler - Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Hamburg, Deutschland

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie. 71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), 9. Joint Meeting mit der Japanischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie. sine loco [digital], 21.-24.06.2020. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2020. DocP225

doi: 10.3205/20dgnc511, urn:nbn:de:0183-20dgnc5117

Veröffentlicht: 26. Juni 2020

© 2020 Schaper et al.
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Gliederung

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Objective: In general, there is no need to implant intraventicular catheters by means of frame based stereotatic surgery in very young children except for very special indications. Main concerns include skull fractures by fastening the stereotactic pins and possible shifting of skull and brain tissue. The purpose of this report is to analyze our case series of stereotactic catheter implantation in children of very young age to show the feasibility and accuracy of this method to place catheters in very narrow intraventricular spaces

Methods: During the period from 05/2017 to 05/2019 seven infants (4 female, 3 male, age range 13-38 months) with cerebral Ceroid-Lipofuszinose II (CLN2) received intrathecal enzyme replacement therapy via Rickham-Reservoirs and ventricular catheters implanted stereotactically because of the very narrow ventricles.The use of stereotactic surgery was approved by an ethical vote.

Results: The operating procedures lasted in average 150 minutes. Postoperative CT-scans showed no intracerebral hemorrhage and no significant deviation of the intraventricular catheters from planning trajectory (0-2,2mm). The implantation depth of the catheter differed at mean 3,3 mm (range 0-8mm) from trajectory. In all 7 cases the postoperative CT-scans showed no impact on the skull.

Conclusion: Our data demonstrate the feasibility and accuracy of stereotactic catheter placement in very small children (<38 months) as representing a patient group that in general is not considered for frame-based stereotactic procedures. Increasingly available intrathecal therapies may require such technology which appers to be safe.